Well I was expecting more horror stories and at least some way to help ease the pain using an ecofan.
Anyway aside from terminal stupidity, which was why i picked up a hot coal rather than a result of, I seem to have escaped unscathed, minor fingerprint loss on two fingers.

Stone cold sober and bunging some coal in the stove and a bit of coal rolls out and falls on the floor.
Bugger, thinks I and picks up the bit of coal, well it's obviously a new bit from the coal bucket, well actually its not.
And you know what coal is very hot, 10 minutes with my fingers in a bowl of cold water and I think I've lost some fingerprints
And still its hurts like a b******.
So, dont do it, just don't
Ow, ow, ow, ow

My Dad liked the Japanese brew, never tried it myself, the English stuff is supprisingly good but never had a good bottle of the Welsh muck.
I've tried a few cask strength and like them but I have a tendency to forget there cask strength and have had a few wobbly moments the day after